SearchPast Issues Sept. 20, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See the full calendar Thursday, Sept. 20 • I-CARES Seminar Monday, Sept. 24 • Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. Wednesday, Sept. 26 • Assembly Series Lecture Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - University calendar The Record, a twice-weekly electronic newspaper for Washington University faculty, staff and students, is the official source for news and information of vital importance to all members of the campus community. Click below to contact us about: - Record staff - Comments, story ideas - Technical web/email issues - To subscribe - To unsubscribe New center named in honor of Danforths Washington University will name its new university center in honor of Chancellor Emeritus William H. and the late Elizabeth (Ibby) Gray Danforth, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced Sept. 19. The building is under construction on the University's Danforth Campus at the intersection of Forsyth Boulevard and Wallace Drive. Early honored with portrait in Olin Library A large turnout of admirers gathered for the unveiling of the portrait of Gerald Early in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. Early's portrait now hangs in the John M. Olin Library in the Current Journals Reading Room. $50 million NIH grant will help bring new treatments to patients As part of a national effort to translate basic science discoveries into treatments and cures for patients more quickly, the School of Medicine will lead a regional group of institutions under a new $50 million grant that will greatly enhance clinical and translational research. Cornerstone gets NSF grant for peer-led learning Cornerstone: The Center for Advanced Learning has received a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support research that will help modify the Peer Led Team Learning program, which helps to meet the needs of students with disabilities enrolled in introductory chemistry, physics and calculus classes. Sexton observes a flooded Marais Temps Clair. Ecologist reports dire devastation of snake species following floods In science, it's best to be good, but sometimes it's better to be lucky. Ecologist Owen Sexton, professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, had just completed a census of snakes at a conservation preserve northwest of St. Louis, when the great flood of 1993 deluged the area, putting the preserve at least 15 feet under water. The flood provided Sexton with a rare opportunity: his collected data and the flood would combine to make "the perfect study" of how an area rebounds from natural disaster. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Students from Umrath House gathered around Vito Acconci's "Face of the Earth" (1988) at Laumeier Sculpture Park last Saturday afternoon. The 96-acre outdoor museum in Sunset Hills, Mo., contains more than 80 monumental works by internationally known contemporary artists. Announcements Law school names Perry new assistant dean for adjunct faculty Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, named Mary L. Perry, J.D., to the new position of assistant dean for adjunct faculty. Washington People Energy and synergy Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., has an impressive title, one that speaks volumes about who he is, what he has done and what he is doing. Pakrasi, the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, and professor of energy in the School of Engineering, has a title that transcends what have been boundaries at Washington University. Sports Women's soccer remains undefeated More Headlines Sloan explores links between religion, spirituality and health Sculptor Erick Swenson to launch fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series National reading event promotes literacy A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival hosted by Performing Arts Department Jazz at Holmes presents free concerts during fall